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Aruba reports on the implementation of the SDGs together with the

other countries within the Kingdom of the Netherlands

website under Netherlands efforts.
(https://hlpf.un.org/countries/
netherlands/voluntary-national- This global TO DO list sets an agen-
review-2022) da where development is not only
looked at from an economic per-
Background: spective, but also includes social
In September 2015 all member and environmental aspects. Ef-
states of the United Nations (UN) fectively implementing the United
unanimously adopted the World’s Nations Sustainable Development
most ambitious and comprehen- Goals (SDG’s) framework and its
sive program to help create a very broad Agenda by 2030 and
more sustainable world for all and creating a more sustainable Aruba
setting 17 specific goals, the Unit- requires a more engaged and ac-
ed Nations Sustainable Develop- tion-oriented community.
ment Goals (SDGs), to be reached
by 2030. Therefore, Aruba is also on United and working together, en-
ORANJESTAD - To further encour- the report of the Kingdom of the board with the goal achievement sures that we achieve more.q
age countries to implement the Netherlands.
SDGs, the United Nations has set up
the SDG Voluntary National Review The SDG Aruba commission, which
(VNR) process, enabling countries was instituted to provide strategic
to report on the implementation of direction and to coordinate the
the SDGs. implementation of the SDGs orga-
nized different sessions to engage
On July 14, 2022, all the countries the community in order to identify
within the Kingdom of the Neth- good practices by local organi-
erlands, will present the progress zations in implementing the SDGs
made in implementing the SDGs and was in charge of coordinating
to the United Nations and will also the inputs for and writing the Aruba
highlight some of the challenges report.
faced. The implementation of the
SDGs in Aruba has been captured The Kingdom report, which in-
in the Aruba SDG Report that will cludes the Aruba report can ac-
be presented to the UN as part of cessed online on the hlpf.un.org